WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ITT Corporation
(NYSE: ITT) today reported third quarter 2007 earnings from continuing
operations of $169 million or 92 cents per share, on revenue of $2.2 billion,
driven by balanced top-line growth across most business segments and customer
end-markets. Special item offsets in the quarter resulted in adjusted
earnings equal to the reported 92 cents per share earnings. ITT's adjusted
earnings, which increased 19 percent over the comparable quarter a year
earlier, also benefited from strong international sales and margin
improvements generated by productivity initiatives, including the continued
adoption of lean manufacturing processes. In addition, ITT recognized a $64
million gain from the sale of its Switches business, which was announced in
July. The gain and other discontinued operations contributed 33 cents per
share to ITT's total reported earnings of $1.25 per share.

As a result of its continued strong performance, ITT is raising its
full-year 2007 earnings per share guidance, excluding special items, to
$3.50-$3.53 on projected revenue of $8.75 billion.

"This was an exciting quarter for our business, marked by a number of
major strategic portfolio moves and transforming customer wins," said Steve
Loranger , chairman, president and chief executive officer, ITT Corp. "Through
it all, our teams have remained focused on our operating plan and on
continuous improvement initiatives, resulting in high-quality results for our
shareholders again this quarter."

On September 17 , ITT announced an agreement to acquire EDO Corp.
(NYSE: EDO) for $56 per share pending satisfaction of customary closing
conditions, including EDO shareholder approval. EDO operates in markets
complementary to ITT's defense business and is a leading producer of advanced
technologies serving military and commercial customers. The acquisition, if
approved, would be ITT's largest since becoming an independent company in
1995.

Also during the quarter, ITT completed the acquisition and began the
integration of International Motion Control (IMC), a global leader in the
design and manufacture of standard and customized energy absorption, control
systems, and hydraulic and pneumatic components.

Loranger noted, "These strategic portfolio moves are enabled by the strong
overall performance of our business and are expected to position ITT for
continued growth in the future. These significant actions, in addition to the
smaller acquisitions we've announced, demonstrate our disciplined approach to
creating value for our shareholders by expanding from our strong core
businesses and entering attractive adjacent markets."

Investor Call Today

ITT's senior management will host a conference call for investors today at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to review third quarter performance and answer
questions. The briefing can be monitored live via webcast at the following
address on the company's Web site: www.itt.com/ir.

About ITT Corporation

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) supplies advanced technology products and
services in several growth markets. ITT is a global leader in water and fluid
transport, treatment and control technology. The company plays a vital role in
international security with communications and electronics products; space
surveillance and intelligence systems; and advanced engineering and services.
It also serves a number of growing markets-including marine, transportation
and aerospace-with a wide range of motion and flow control technologies.
Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company employs approximately 35,000
people and generated $7.8 billion in 2006 sales.

Certain material presented herein includes forward-looking statements
intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Act.
These forward-looking statements include statements that describe the
Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals,
and any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Whenever
used, words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend,"
"plan," "believe," "target" and other terms of similar meaning are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
uncertain and to some extent unpredictable, and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied from, such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ
materially from those anticipated by the Company include general global
economic conditions, decline in consumer spending, interest and foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations, availability of commodities, supplies and
raw materials, competition, acquisitions or divestitures, changes in
government defense budgets, employment and pension matters, contingencies
related to actual or alleged environmental contamination, claims and concerns,
intellectual property matters, personal injury claims, governmental
investigations, tax obligations, and changes in generally accepted accounting
principles. Other factors are more thoroughly set forth in Item 1. Business,
Item 1A. Risk Factors, and Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Statements in
the ITT Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006 , and other of its filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

ITT believes that investors' understanding of the Company's operating
performance is enhanced by the use of certain non-GAAP financial measures,
including adjusted GAAP net income and adjusted GAAP EPS, which Management
considers useful in providing insight into operating performance, as it
excludes the impact of special items that cannot be expected to recur on a
quarterly basis. Management also believes that investors can better analyze
the Company's revenue and order growth by utilizing organic revenue and
organic order growth measures that exclude the effect of foreign exchange
translation and the effect of recent acquisitions. In addition, Management
considers the use of free cash flow to be an important indication of the
Company's ability to make acquisitions, fund pension obligations, buy back
outstanding shares and service debt. Free cash flow, adjusted net income,
adjusted EPS, organic revenue and organic orders are not financial measures
under GAAP, should not be considered as substitutes for cash from operating
activities, EPS, net income or revenue as defined by GAAP, and may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A
reconciliation to the GAAP equivalents of these non-GAAP measures is set forth
in the attached unaudited financial information.